PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Ballad Of A Dead Soulja as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Prime
vs
Garcia

194 cm
23
250 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

193 cm
23
250 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Prime moved out of range.
Prime misses with a low kick.
Prime avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Prime misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prime takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prime throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prime ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Prime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prime takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prime connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Prime throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.
Prime goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Prime lands a jab.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
Prime throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prime!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prime.
Prime walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Prime throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Prime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prime slips under a jab.
Prime misses with a leg kick.
Garcia checks a low kick from Prime.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Prime throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Primes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prime throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Prime is out of range.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Prime throws a right and a left that both miss.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Prime chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Prime.
A head kick from Garcia lands but Prime takes it in his stride.
Prime scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia tries a low kick but Prime avoids it.
Prime throws a combination that misses
and Prime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prime throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Prime swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Prime misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Prime had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garcia works Prime's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook but Prime avoids it easily.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Prime's belly button to the back.
Prime slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prime.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prime.
Prime throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook but Prime avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Prime has time to react.
Prime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prime slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Prime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prime misses with a body kick.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Prime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab. Prime acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Prime is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prime doesn't seem bothered though.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Prime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
Prime throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Prime counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Prime throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Prime throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prime needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Optimus Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Prime was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Nice body kick there by Garcia.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Prime walks into a jab.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prime.
Prime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Prime. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prime lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Prime swinging wildly here.
Prime misses with a series of wild punches.
Prime misses with a leg kick
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Prime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Prime saw that one coming.
Optimus Prime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prime.
Garcia moves out of range as Prime throws a body kick.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Prime's ribs.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Prime throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia cracks Prime with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Prime moved out of range.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Prime's belly button to the back.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Prime seems unphased.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime takes one to the chin there.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Prime should have avoided that one.
Garcia tests Prime's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prime tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Prime.
Prime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Prime knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime misses with a low kick.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prime ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Prime misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Prime thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Prime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prime under the eye.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prime.
Prime takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prime throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Prime looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Prime misses with a hook.
Prime lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Prime down.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Prime knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prime.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Prime walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prime lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prime clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prime misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Prime's ribs.
Prime throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Prime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Prime slips under a jab.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Prime slips the punch.
Prime takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Prime fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range.
Prime connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Prime misses.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prime at a distance.
Prime checks a low kick from Garcia.
Prime thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prime's head.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Prime moves away and avoids it.
Prime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Prime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garcia. Prime shrugs it off though.
Prime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Prime misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Garcia really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prime lands with a good body shot.
Prime cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Prime is predictable there
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Prime.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Prime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prime misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Prime does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
Prime lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Prime slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prime misses with a looping left.
Prime dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
A big left from Prime misses.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice straight punches there by Prime. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Prime shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prime cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
Prime lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Prime scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prime throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Prime slips under a jab from Garcia.
A jab from Prime misses.
Prime slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcia tests Prime's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Prime slips the punch.
Prime misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Prime takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prime throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Prime lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prime wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime had his way with Roberto Garcia in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Garcia cracks Prime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia checks a low kick from Prime.
Prime misses with a hook.
Garcia moves forwards but Prime connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prime takes one on the button.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Prime swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Prime misses with a low kick.
Prime avoids the body shot from Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime is looking to score with low kicks.
Prime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prime.
Prime tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prime misses with a looping right.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prime shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prime throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Prime.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Prime counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Prime looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Prime looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prime looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Prime has time to react.
Garcia defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
Prime moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prime.
Garcia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prime misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Prime's ribs.
Prime misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Prime misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Prime slips the punch.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Prime does no damage.
Garcia misses the jab.
Prime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prime chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Prime throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crunch! Prime slams his shin into Garcia's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Optimus Prime.
I think Prime has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Optimus Prime thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.